vexillology Flashcards
(25 cards)
Who wrote the National Anthem?
Francis Scott Key
When did the the continental Congress established the national flag?
June 14, 1777
When do we celebrate Flag Day?
June 14
The flags were originally used in warfare and to coordinate position on the battlefield and to identify what?
leadership
The flag currently stands for what
Liberty, Justice, and Freedom.
The flag is also considered what… because it represents what?
The flag is considered a living thing because it is representing a living country.
The flag is never to be displayed what down? unless what?
Union down unless as a sign of distress or extreme danger.
The flag is to never touch what?
The ground or anything below.
What is the blue part of the flag called? (This is where the stars are located)
The canton or the union
The flag can be mended, dry cleaned, and what?
The flag can be washed, dry cleaned, and mended
When the flag is in to harsh conditioned to be displayed it is to be destroyed how?
With dignity but the most common way is to have a burning ceremony.
The white flag symbolizes what?
truce or surrender
The yellow flag symbolizes what?
infectious illness
The black flag symbolizes what?
pirates or death
If the flag fell in battle it often meant what?
confusion and sometimes defeat
When the flag is at Half Mast that symbolizes what?
Mourning
When the flag is upside down that is a symbol of what?
signal of distress or as a sign of protest
When the flag is being hoisted or lowered everyone is to what?
stand, face the flag, and solute
When saying the pledge of allegiance, hoisting, or lowering the flag you should what? If you have a hat on you do what?
everyone is to stand, face the flag, and solute. People wearing a hat should remove it and hold it over their heart. People without hats should solute by putting their right hand over their heart
When a number of flags are being displayed the national U.S. flag should be at the what?
at the center and the higher point of the group
International usage forbids the display of what in time of peace?
the display of the flag of one nation above another nation
When being displayed in a public auditorium the flag should be to the right or left of the speaker?
Right to the speaker
When hoisting the flag at half staff it is to what first?
It is to touch the peak before lowering it back to half staff.
the study of the history, symbolism, design, and manufacture of flags is called?
vexillology
